A sub-genre built on boundary violations, whether it’s masked intruders at your front door, a voyeuristic app that won’t leave you alone, or a cloaked alien hunter crashing down from the sky. From home-invasion dread (The Strangers, Wait Until Dark) to tech-watchers (Watcher, Unfriended) to extraterrestrial incursions (Predator), this tag captures any story where something unwelcome breaks in and refuses to let go.
Chiara King plays a version of herself in The Influencer Project, a found-footage stalker horror that sends a rising social media star to Copenhagen with a documentary crew.
A guy who films everything convinces himself it’s art, and the people around him pay for it. A stalker thriller that taps into the slow, sick feeling of recognition.
La Place review: Director Louis Godbout turns a parking dispute into a sharp, escalating thriller full of dread, petty revenge.
Casey Walker’s Home Bodies premiered at Fantasia Fest 2026 as a study of surveillance and control. Two children, one house, and a system designed to break them. Read the full review here.
Addison Heimann’s Touch Me is a cosmic horror comedy that uses alien mythology to excavate trauma, obsession, and the particular damage of being needed too much. Strange, funny, and genuinely affecting. Streaming on Shudder.
Cape Fear (1991) is a psychological thriller about a man released from prison seeking revenge on the lawyer who buried evidence in his case. Starring Robert De Niro, Nick Nolte, and Jessica Lange, Scorsese’s film dissects moral compromise, systemic failure, and the cost of legal shortcuts. Streaming now.
